Petraeus shoots down theory that his resignation from CIA had something to do with Benghazi

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Pat Cunningham offers an unabashedly liberal perspective on national politics. A note of caution: The language gets a little salty on some of the sites to which this blog links. So, don't say you weren't warned. By the way, this blog's name is
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Pat Cunningham offers an unabashedly liberal perspective on national politics. A note of caution: The language gets a little salty on some of the sites to which this blog links. So, don't say you weren't warned. By the way, this blog's name is inspired by the Will Rogers quote, \x34All politics is applesauce.\x34 In 41 years as a print and broadcast journalist, most of those years with the Rockford (Ill.) Register Star, Pat has covered national politics under eight American presidents. He's attended 10 national political conventions, Republican and Democratic alike, and has interviewed countless prominent political players, including Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush.

Earlier today, I told you HERE about right-wing pundit Charles Krauthammer’s utterly illogical †theory “that President Obama blackmailed then-CIA Director David Petraeus to give testimony about the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that was in line with the administrationís position on the matter.”
And now we have THIS:

Former CIA Director David Petraeus on Thursday said his resignation had nothing to do with the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and denied disclosing any classified information.

Petraeusís comments come a day before he is expected to testify to the House and Senate Intelligence committees ... Read more